| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promptly localize a front hood to be raised to a higher pedestrian protection position by an actuator, in a final pedestrian protection position, when a vehicle hits a pedestrian. <P>SOLUTION: A damper having a damping piston in a cylinder is disposed and a piston rod 1 outwardly loaded by a gaseous medium in the cylinder is protruded from the cylinder through an axial opening in the cylinder and assists opening of the front hood. An actuator raises the front hood in response to a sensor means to a pedestrian protection position to be adjusted. A structural component part or supporting part connected to the piston rod is constituted of a joint head 6 having a joint socket 7 for a ball head 3. The joint head 6 is connected to the piston rod 1. The joint socket 7 is formed so as to be groove-shaped in an axial direction, so that the ball head 3 is axially adjustable in the joint socket 7 in a limited manner. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
